Save the Date!  The 14th Annual IIHOF Induction Ceremony will be held on May 19, 2010 at 5:00 pm
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DAN AGNEW

HERBERT ANDERSON

MARGARET A. BALL

JUDITH A. BRANNON

DEAN BROOKS

ROGER K. BROOKS

PAUL E. BROWN

LOUIS D. BURKHALTER, JR.

WILLARD D. CLASSEN

C. BEN CONDON

RUSSELL D DENT

CLEO F. EDWARDS

JOHN A. GUNN

LOREN L. FLIGG

KENT M. FORNEY

R. W. “MICKEY” FORSHAY

ROBERT E. FULWIDER

THOMAS R. GIBSON

HARRY F. GROSS

KIRK M. HAYES

CLARENCE C. HOFFMAN

MAX L. HOLMES

ROBERT N. HOUSER

F. M. HUBBELL

JAMES W. HUBBELL, JR

G. DAVID HURD

LAWRENCE G. KEENEY

ROBB B. KELLEY

GERALD M. KIRKE
GEORGE W. KOCHHEISER

MARY J. LICHTY

THEODORE D. LUSSEM

LAWRENCE MATTHEWS

CARLA MEHUS

J. SCOTT MCINTYRE, JR.

DEAN A. MITCHELL

EDWIN H. "HUB" MULOCK

J. RAYMOND MURPHY, JR.

HOWARD H. “RED” NELSON

DAVID J. NOBLE

VINTON NUTT

GEORGE H. OLMSTED

RICHARD OLSON

JESSE A. PATTON

WATSON POWELL, JR.

WILLIAM N. PLYMAT

GOV. ROBERT RAY

LARRY M. RISTER

W. A. RUTLEDGE

DONALD J SHEPARD

PAUL SIEDENBURG

BOB SKOW

LAURA P. SULLIVAN

EDWARD A. TEMPLE

WILLIAM E. TIMMONS

EMMETT J. VAUGHAN

THERESE M. VAUGHAN

LARRY L. VANDER TUIG

WILLIAM VAN ORSDEL

ROBERT VERHILLE

ELMER H. WARNER

JAMES B. WEST

News from the IIHOF
January 31, 2010.  Lawrence William “Larry” Matthews, Jr., 88, died Thursday, January 28, 2010.  Larry was inducted into the Iowa Insurance Hall of Fame in 2009. 
January 21, 2010.  The IIHOF Board has designated May 19, 2010 as the date for the 14th Annual Iowa Insurance Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony.  The event will be held at Drake University starting at 5:00 pm. Registration and other details will be posted here in April.  
January 10, 2010.  Insurance Broadcasting, in conjunction with the Insurance Media Association, has announced the 7th annual list of the "100 Most Powerful People In The Insurance Industry, North America" also referred to as "The Insurance Dream Team."  Dr. Therese M. Vaughan, NAIC Chief Executive Officer is on the list.  Dr. Vaughan was inducted into the IIHOF in 2003.
November 12, 2009. The Iowa Chapter of the CPCU Society presented the Burkhalter Award to Dr. Therese M. Vaughan, NAIC Chief Executive Officer. The Burkhalter Award is designed to recognize individuals who have influenced the Iowa property and casualty insurance industry and their community through civic involvement.  The Burkhalter Award is named after Major General Louis D. Burkhalter, Jr., a 2005 inductee of the Iowa Insurance Hall of Fame.  Dr. Vaughan was inducted into the IIHOF in 2003.
October 10, 2009.  J. Scott McIntyre, Jr. died on October 06, 2009.  Mr. McIntyre was inducted into the IIHOF in 2006.
September 21, 2009.  Theodore D. Lussem was awarded the Excellence Award from the National Society of CPCU at their annual meeting in Denver, CO.  The award was in recognition of Ted's life-long commitment to helping many people complete numerous continuing educations programs and designations. Mr. Lussem was inducted into the IIHOF in 2000.
June 01, 2009.  Nominations to the Iowa Insurance hall of Fame are now being accepted for consideration in 2010.
May 22, 2009.  The 2009 induction ceremony was held at Drake University on May 21, 2009 and was attended by 198 people.  Speaking at the event was the Honorable Iowa Insurance Commissioner, Susan E. Voss. Many thanks to our generous sponsors and dedicated volunteers that made this event possible. The second annual IIHOF Scholarship recipients were announced at the 2009 induction ceremony.  More details about the IIHOF Scholarship program can be found by clicking here.
May 01, 2009Congratulations to Dan Agnew, the late Max L. Holmes, George W. Kochheiser, Lawrence Matthews, and Donald J. Shepard.  They have been selected for induction into the Iowa Insurance Hall of Fame.  The induction ceremony will be held on Thursday May 21, 2009 at Drake University. Click here for a list of all inductees and links to a biographical profile about each of them.
March 01, 2009  Therese M. Vaughan was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), a position she assumed in February 2009. As CEO, Dr. Vaughan oversees the operations of the NAIC, including offices in Kansas City, Washington, DC, and New York City, and serves as the Association’s primary representative and chief spokesperson in Washington, D.C.  Dr. Vaughan was inducted into the IIHOF in 2003.
May 22, 2008. Willard D. Classen, Cleo F. Edwards, R. W. "Mickey" Forshay, Gerald M. Kirke and William A. Van Orsdel were inducted into the Iowa Insurance Hall of Fame on Thursday May 22, 2008.  The 2008 induction ceremony was held at Drake University and was attended by 211 people.  Speakers for the event were Susan E. Voss, Iowa Insurance Commissioner  and Larry D. Zimplemann, President and Chief Executive Officer, Principal Financial Group.
May 22, 2008.  The first IIHOF Scholarship recipients were announced at the 2008 induction ceremony. They are University of Iowa - Scholarship Recipient: Shannon Walsh and Drake University - Scholarship Recipient: Philip Kreznor.
April 08, 2008.  Congratulations to Willard D. Classen, Cleo F. Edwards, R. W. "Mickey" Forshay, Gerald M. Kirke and William A. Van Orsdel. They have been selected for induction into the Iowa Insurance Hall of Fame.  The induction ceremony will be held on Thursday May 21, 2009 at Drake University.
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